05/18/22: Keith Ellison Comes To Harlem

Please join Uptown in welcoming Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Wednesday, May 18 at the venerable Riverside Church (490 Riverside Drive). Mr. Ellison led the prosecution team for the George Floyd case, which was one of the most consequential cases of our time. Harlem will be in attendance to hear one of the most progressive and important voices in this country right now. FREE Tickets will not last. First come/first seated.

RSVP: https://bit.ly/WHDC-KeithEllison

There is also a fundraising reception taking place prior to the main event. Please click below if you would like to be a part in the fundraising reception.

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Love To Love You Baby: La Historia de Dolores Verano

Listen up familia, click HERE and do yourself a favor and purchase your tickets to see “Love To Love You Baby: La Historia de Dolores Verano.” Directed by Luis Caballero and starring the incandescent Lorraine Vélez, with simply stellar performances from Francis Mateo and Fernando Contreras, Love To Love You Baby will leave with you when you exit the theater. It will sit in your mind and you will tell others.

Set in the Bronx in the 1970s, Love To Love You Baby tells the all too common story of Dolores Verano, a young Puerto Rican woman that copes with the severe trauma inflicted on her by losing herself in the music of Donna Summer. You have until May 29 to catch this searing production. Don’t sleep.

Get tickets: Love To Love You Baby: La Historia de Dolores Verano

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#TheGramUptown: The Light

Hump Day Humor: Dominicans Be Like

S/O @lenin_25 for giving us the different types of Dominican drivers… Which one are you?

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125 & Lex

Do yourself a favor and click below to catch a Black Love story beautifully told in 1 minute. Shout out to @indaviduall for the simply stellar work. Enjoy!

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